Yakitate!! Japan
2004 1 season · 69 ep live_tv Scripted Japan

Yakitate!! Japan

焼きたて!!ジャぱん

Synopsis

焼きたて!!ジャぱん

Azuma Kazuma isn't terribly clever, but he's got a good heart and great skill – at baking. Since childhood, he's been on a quest to create the perfect bread to represent Japan internationally. Now, he seeks to enter the famous bakery Pantasia, in hopes of reaching his goal. But plots abound…

Also On TV Tokyo

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Animation + Comedy in Japan

973 Japan titles in our catalog blend the Animation and Comedy genres. Below: the top-rated of them (excluding Yakitate!! Japan itself).

The 2003–2005 Japan Window

Yakitate!! Japan holds position #81 of 298 Japan seriess in the 2003–2005 window, below highlighted by audience rating.

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    ★ 9.2 · 2003
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    ★ 9.1 · 2005
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    #3

    Ultraman Nexus

    ★ 9.1 · 2004
  4. The Great White Tower
    #4

    The Great White Tower

    ★ 8.9 · 2003
  5. Aria
    #5

    Aria

    ★ 8.7 · 2005
  6. Ninja Nonsense
    #6

    Ninja Nonsense

    ★ 8.7 · 2004
  7. Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger
    #7

    Tokusou Sentai Dekaranger

    ★ 8.7 · 2004
  8. Monster
    #8

    Monster

    ★ 8.6 · 2004

The 2000s Japan Landscape

Catalog density by release year across the 2000s in Japan, 1020 titles in total. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Yakitate!! Japan premiered alongside 95 others.

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Position in Catalog

Released alongside 95 other Japan seriess in 2004.

The 1643rd Japan title from Japan we index (earliest catalogued entry: 1899).

Our Japan catalog contains 4,579 titles in total (1,671 seriess).

Audience Engagement

10
Reviews
6th
Review-volume percentile
80th
Popularity percentile

10 audience reviews — more than 6% of Japan seriess in our index.

Popularity (80th percentile) outruns review volume (6th) — a trending, discussed title among Japan seriess.

Broadcast Timeline

First Air Date
October 12, 2004
Last Air Date
March 14, 2006
Broadcast Span
1.4 years
Total Episodes
69 across 1 season
Format
Scripted
Total Runtime
≈ 28.8 hours

Reception Benchmarks

7.4
TMDB Rating
10
Audience Reviews
Highly Rated
Critical Tier

Ranked #1,524 of 4,579 Japan seriess indexed here (67th percentile by TMDB audience score).

Rating is +0.5 points above the Japan average of 6.9/10.

Among Japan Animation productions specifically: #1,131 of 2,532 (top 45%).

Production Details

Primary CountryJapan
Original LanguageJapanese
Production CompaniesSUNRISE
Series TypeScripted
Seasons / Episodes1 / 69
Release DateOctober 12, 2004
Official Sitewww.yakitate-japan.com

Questions Answered

Who created Yakitate!! Japan?

Yakitate!! Japan was created by Yasunao Aoki.

When did Yakitate!! Japan end?

Yakitate!! Japan finished its run with its final episode airing on March 14, 2006.

Where did Yakitate!! Japan air?

Yakitate!! Japan aired on TV Tokyo, which has broadcast 8+ other Asian series indexed in this catalog.